Two simple outbound firewall rules

It amazes me that there are some simple firewall rules that everyone can do to aid in the defense of their internal network, yet seem to be rarely implemented. These rules limit *outbound* traffic. It seems, unfortunately, many network administrators ...

Java App Store

Sun Microsystems's CEO announced yesterday its intention (or is it now Oracle's intention?) to launch an App Store for Java software a la Apple's iTunes App Store for iPods and iPhones. Slashdotters responded with typical jokes about how slow Java apps ...

Why spyware IDS alerts are useful

As you may know, our company provides 24x7 Network Security Monitoring services to many customers. Our clients vary widely in size, industry, and information security maturity. Even so, we see many similar successes, failures, and trends in security...